Ezekiel 17 and the USA

  Now the word of Yahuah came to me saying,  “Son of man, propound a riddle and speak a parable to the House of Israel, and you will say, ‘Thus says Elohiym Yahuah, “A great eagle with great wings, long pinions, and a full plumage of many colors came to Lebanon and took away the top of the cedar.  He plucked off the topmost of its young twigs and brought it to a land of merchants; he set it in a city of traders.  He also took some of the seed of the land and planted it in a field fit for seed.  He placed it beside abundant waters; he set it like a willow.  Then it sprouted and became a low, spreading vine with its foliage turned toward him, but its roots remained under it.  So it became a vine and yielded shoots and sent out branches.  “But there was another great eagle with great wings and much plumage; and behold, this vine bent its roots toward him and sent out its foliage toward him from the beds where it was planted, that he might water it.  It was planted in a good field beside abundant waters, that it might yield branches and bear fruit and become a majestic vine.”  Say, ‘Thus says Elohiym Yahuah, “Will it succeed?  Will he not pull up its roots and cut off its fruit, so that it dries up—so that all its sprouting leaves dry up? And neither by great strength nor by many people can it be raised from its roots again.   And behold, though it is planted, will it succeed?  Will it not completely dry up as soon as the east wind strikes it—dry up on the beds where it sprouted?”

  I believe this prophecy is more for the Northern Israelites, not so much for Judah.  As for Judah, they are called children of Israel in prophecy.  However the top of the cedar is King Zedekiah's daughter Princess Tehya.

  This chapter is called a propound riddle.  In other words a point of view that's said in a way it takes insight to understand it.  Ezekiel was written about 593–571 BCE.  Babylon conquered Judah around 589 BCE.  In other words Ezekiel s writing was a current prophecy at the time it was written for Judah.  It was a long term prophecy for Northern Israelites.  I believe this prophecy was a warning just before it happened for Judah.  It's like some people know something is about to fall and they call it out just before it crashes.   The Ceder is the line of David as King over Israel. 

  The tip of the  Cedar, Princess Tehya, King Zedekiah's daughter was taken into Egypt, then Spain, then Ireland.  The prophecy said lnto the land of merchants, the City of traders.  Then placed by abundant water.  

  Cádiz Spain is an ancient trading city.  Spain is known for trade with the Phoenicians, Greeks, Rome, Muslims and Vikings.  However some was more like raids than trading.  Princess Tehya became High Queen of the Spanish/Irish areas.  I believe Scotland and Wales was part of it.  

  Another Eagle with abundant water is the Great Lake region in North America.  Canada and the United States fulfills the prophecy.  The majority of people came from Ireland, Spain, France, Scotland, Wales, Norway, Sweden and Germany.  There are signs that the Cherokee and other Tribes are Northern Israelites.  They call their God Yah or Yahowah.  When slaves from Africa arrived, they were from Judah that made their way westward over the centuries.  

  This prophecy hints of a war, East wind.  It would be the Assyrian Antichrist that hates the seed of Northern Israelites.  The battle is called Armageddon.  We only know two points in this battle.  The first is Antichrist attacks North America.  The second is the battle ends in the Middle East with blood up to a horse's neck.  

   Moreover, the word of Yahuah came to me, saying,  “Say now to the rebellious house, ‘Do you not know what these things mean?’ Say, ‘Behold, the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, took its king and princes, and brought them to him in Babylon. He took one of the royal seed and cut a covenant with him and brought him under oath.  He also took away the dominant one of the land, that the kingdom might become lowly, not lifting itself up, but keeping his covenant that it might continue.  11-14

  This part of the chapter is about Judah called the rebellious house.  King Jehoiachin was dethroned by Babylon.  King Zedekiah was set up to be Governor.  

   But he rebelled against him by sending his messengers to Egypt that they might give him horses and many troops. Will he succeed?  Will he who does such things escape? Can he indeed break the covenant and escape?  As I live,’ declares Elohiym Yahuah, ‘Surely in the country of the king who made him king, whose oath he despised and whose covenant he broke, in Babylon he shall die.  And Pharaoh with his mighty military force and great assembly will not help him in the war, when they cast up ramps and build siege walls to cut off many lives.  Now he despised the oath by breaking the covenant, and behold, he pledged his allegiance, yet did all these things; he shall not escape.’” 15-19

  This is History.  Ezekiel predicted this shortly before it happened or recorded it as it happened.  But it sounds like prophecy by the way it was written.  

  Therefore, thus says Elohiym Yahuah, “As I live, surely My oath which he despised and My covenant which he broke, I will put on his head.  I will spread My net over him, and he will be caught in My snare. Then I will bring him to Babylon and enter into judgment with him there regarding the unfaithful act which he has committed against Me.  All the choice men in all his troops will fall by the sword, and the remnant will be scattered to every wind; and you will know that I, Yahuah, have spoken. 20-21

  What happened was that all the sons of Zedekiah was killed.  There was no continues descendant for the throne of Judah.  Zedekiah died in Babylon.  

  Thus says Elohiym Yahuah, “I will also take a sprig from the lofty top of the cedar and set it out; I will pluck from the topmost of its young twigs a tender one, and I will plant it on an exalted and lofty mountain.  On the high mountain of Israel I will plant it, that it may lift up boughs and yield fruit and become a majestic cedar. And birds of every kind will dwell under it; they will dwell in the shade of its branches.  And all the trees of the field will know that I am Yahuah; I bring down the exalted tree, exalt the low tree, dry up the green tree, and make the dry tree flourish. I am Yahuah; I have spoken, and I will do it.”  23-24

  These last two verses is less of a riddle.  Yahuah Elohiym will take a branch like that of what the Eagles did.  This time it was the In Virgin Mary and her son Yahusha.  The high mountain could be Mount Zion or Mount Sinai in Saudi Arabia.  What we see here is a twig taken off a lofty Cedar and planted on a high mountain.  This becomes its own lofty cedar.  In other words, Yahusha is plucked off of Judaism and He has His own roots, His own High Priesthood.  He will be like a mighty Cedar tree on a high mountain. 

  A tree spiritually is reaching up to Elohiym.  These verses is saying the exalted religion will be cut down.  The lowly religion will be exalted.  The vibrant church will dry up and the church that's in a spiritual crisis will flourish.  

  One thing with prophecy is that there can be thousands of years between the beginning and the fulfillment of prophecy.  In the Order of Melchizedek, Yahusha Hamashia will be High Priest and King of Kings upon His return.  I believe Judaism, Rome and Islam will dry up.  The Faith in Yahusha will flourish.